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Musk’s tunneling firm will build a tunnel network in Dubai

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Several years ago, Elon Musk presented the idea of creating tunnels across the US, which would be a revolution for public transportation. The first Loop was built under Las Vegas, and now he has floated the idea of ​​building a tunnel in Dubai.

Dubai is home to the world’s tallest building (Burj Khalifa) and other construction projects, and is one of the richest countries that can realize huge infrastructure projects. One of them is certainly the Loop system that will be developed in cooperation with the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), which will mark the first expansion of the Boring Company outside the United States.

The plan is for the first Loop to be 17 kilometers long and have 11 stations, with a capacity of more than 20,000 passengers per hour. According to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Loop will eventually expand to the entire Emirate of Dubai, and when fully completed, the system will enable the transport of more than 100,000 passengers per hour.

There are still many unknowns about this project, and what we do know for now is that, like in Las Vegas, the Loop will use only electric vehicles. Although the Boring Company did not specify which models are involved, many believe that they will be the new Tesla Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck. Some believe that the recently introduced Robovan could also be used. The vehicles will reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, and whether they will use a fully autonomous driving system or will rely on human operators like in Las Vegas is currently unknown.

Source: Reuters

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Xiaomi SU7 overtook Tesla Model 3 in sales in China

Since it appeared on the market in early 2024, no one could have predicted that Xiaomi’s first car would experience such success. In just eight months since its debut, Xiaomi has shipped more than 130,000 SU7s, and in December it managed to outsell the Tesla Model 3.

Xiaomi currently offers several versions of this model, and all of them achieve outstanding sales results. That’s big for a company whose primary market is China, home of the biggest EV manufacturers. So, why are buyers more likely to opt for the SU7 than the Tesla Model 3?

The biggest difference between these two models is the price. With a starting price of 26,710 euros for the Standard version, the SU7 beats Tesla’s Model 3 by almost 10 percent, as it costs at least 29,000 euros. Also, Tesla recently increased the prices of all versions of the Model 3 in China, and with the growing competition from domestic manufacturers, this represents a rather big challenge for Tesla’s dominance in the Chinese market.

Chinese manufacturers think differently. They listen more to the needs of local buyers , offering more attractive cars at competitive prices and putting a lot of pressure on international brands. This will become even more evident when the Xiaomi YU7 hits the market, which will happen in the summer of this year.

Source: Reuters

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Tesla is developing a new car

Tesla Model Q is a new car from the American manufacturer that should hit the market in the middle of next year. It will be smaller than the Model 3 but also affordable to a larger number of buyers with a price tag of less than $30,000.

Tesla is still considered a leader when it comes to premium all-electric cars, but the price of EVs is a big problem that plagues all manufacturers. Currently, demand for EVs is declining and buyers are increasingly opting for cars with combustion engines or hybrids.

The Model Q will be 3,988 mm long and 30 percent lighter than the Model 3. This means that it will be cheaper to produce but also more competitive in the market. It will be equipped with lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries with a capacity of 53 and 75 kWh, which will provide a range of up to 500 kilometers. Also, buyers will be able to choose versions with RWD or AWD, and at the beginning of the year it was stated that it could have an HW5 FSD computer for autonomous driving with a modern 3 nm processor.

Tesla’s biggest competitors are Chinese manufacturers, so the new Model Q will be priced lower in the country (around $19,280) to compete with them. It will be manufactured at the Gigafactory in Texas, and there is a possibility that it will also be manufactured at Tesla’s facility in China.

Source: Tesla